+215 // The Purge

On November 7th, 2023 a group of day laborers arrived at a multi-million dollar home in Tarzana, CA. They’d been hired by the homeowner to remove several large trash bags containing what the man claimed were rocks and, “Halloween props.” But after struggling to lift the heavy bags to their truck, the workers knew immediately that something was wrong. After their suspicions got the best of them, the men carefully peeled back…only to discover what appeared to be the severed midsection of a human torso…

Written by Michael Dunphy Jr., Executive Produced by Michael Ojibway. 

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Music & Sound Effect Sources

• Opening Track: “Chasm Walker” by Jello

• Closing Track: “Break” by Lone Canyon

Music & Sound Effect Sources

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